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christine1199
Jan 28, 2007, 12:22 PM
Hi my name is Christine, my sister was evicted with 3 small children. Her lanlord was a scum lord and he got away with a lot of money from her because my sister believed him. . She is now out of the place but has to get her things how does she go about this?

excon
Jan 29, 2007, 06:58 AM
Hello christine:

She needs to get a truck and move them out - NOW. Why didn't she take the stuff when she left? As long as her stuff is there, the landlord is charging her rent. If she's been evicted, her things might not even be there.

excon

ScottGem
Jan 29, 2007, 07:03 AM
Something is not right here. In an eviction the tenant AND their belongings are removed from the premises. If she left prior to being put out, then the landlord may have thrown out or sold her belongings. As excon said, she need to get a truck and go back to the apt TODAY and get what's there. If she's locked out, have her call the police to let her into the apartment.

You also need to find out what legal measures the landlord took to evict her.